# Compare and Contrast - Self-Assurance and Belief 🔆 - - - Gallup's definition: - - - 🔆 • Self-Assurance (自信): People exceptionally talented in the Self-Assurance theme feel confident in their ability to take risks and manage their own lives. They have an inner compass that gives them certainty in their decisions. • • Belief®(信仰): People exceptionally talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their lives. Self-Assurance® is a talent theme in the Influencing Domain. Belief® is a talent theme in the Executing Domain. 🔆 - - - Similarities - - - 🔆 Both Self-Assurance and Belief exudes certainty, making them natural sources of stability for others. 🔆 - - - Differences - - - 🔆 • Self-Assurance - certainty comes from an inner trust in one’s own instincts and abilities. • Belief - certainty comes from a deep trust in external truths, such as values, ethics, or a larger mission. • Self-Assurance - rely on their personal judgment to navigate decisions and challenges. • Belief - find direction and confidence through their unwavering commitment to what they see as fundamentally right. • Self-Assurance - can be unyielding when autonomy is threatened, often trusting their own judgment above all. • Belief - can seem rigid or unyielding when their core values are challenged.